1946 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1946 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1944 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1944 1948 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1948 November 5, 1946 File:Robert Crosby (Governor of Nebraska).jpg 150x150px Robert B. Crosby Republican Party (United States) 229,673 63.1% File:Robert J. Swanson Nebraska.jpg Robert J. Swanson Democratic Party (United States) 134,443 36.9% Lieutenant Governor Roy W. Johnson Republican Party (United States) Robert B. Crosby Republican Party (United States) The 1946 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Roy W. Johnson lost to Robert B. Crosby in the Republican primaries after the Nebraska Republican Pre-Primary Convention refused to endorse him for reelection. Thus, the general election featured Robert B. Crosby as the Republican nominee who defeated Democratic nominee Robert J. Swanson. Democratic primary Candidates Roy M. Harrop, lawyer and oil operator from Omaha, Nebraska, who ran on the Progressive Party ticket for the US House of Representatives in 1922, received the Progressive Party nomination for Governor of Nebraska in 1926, ran in the Republican primaries for governor in 1928, and ran in the Democratic primaries for governor in 1942Harrop files for lieutenant governorship Lincoln Journal Star March 8, 1946 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/60036591/ Robert J. Swanson, attorney from Omaha, Nebraska2 World War II Veterans May Head Nebraska Government Next Year Omaha World-Herald June 16, 1946 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/882500381/ Results Democratic primary resultshttp://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1946prim_gen.pdf Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election June 11, 1946, General Election November 5, 1946 Frank Marsh May 24, 2023 Democratic Party (US) Robert J. Swanson 38,522 78.37 Democratic Party (US) Roy M. Harrop 10,631 21.63 Republican primary Prior to the Republican primaries, the Nebraska Republican Party met in a pre-primary convention to endorse particular candidates. The convention endorsed recent Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Robert B. Crosby instead of incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Roy W. Johnson.GOP Delegates Go For Butler Nebraska City News-Press March 20, 1946 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/730883420/ 3 Some alleged that the reason Johnson was not endorsed was a perception among state legislators that he was not adept at presiding over the Nebraska Legislature or knowing the rules of procedure.Convention Future Gets Early Test As Result of Republican Conclave Hastings Daily Tribune March 21, 1946 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/700864041/ Johnson's lack of endorsement by the pre-primary convention was credited with his subsequent loss in the Republican primaries.Convention Backing Asset; Indorsed Candidates Win Omaha World-Herald June 12, 1946 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/882498071/ Candidates Robert B. Crosby, fourth Speaker of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature and former member of the Nebraska Legislature from what was then District 381944 Nebraska Blue Book State of Nebraska 198 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-1944.pdf Roy W. Johnson, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Mary E. Kenny, former teacher from Lincoln, NebraskaMrs. Kenny to run for lt. governor Lincoln Journal Star April 1, 1946 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/313101603/ Charles J. Warner, first Speaker of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature and former member of the Nebraska Legislature from what was then District 18 for over 20 years1936 Nebraska Blue Book State of Nebraska 90 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-1936.pdf Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Robert B. Crosby 56,376 46.34 Republican Party (US) Charles J. Warner 31,139 25.59 Republican Party (US) Roy W. Johnson (incumbent) 28,601 23.51 Republican Party (US) Mary E. Kenny 5,548 4.56 General election Results Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1946 Republican Party (United States) Robert B. Crosby 229,673 63.08 Democratic Party (United States) Robert J. Swanson 134,443 36.92 364,116 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1946 Nebraska gubernatorial election References Lieutenant Gubernatorial Nebraska House of Representatives elections Category:Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections